Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series Switches vs Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches | TrustRadius

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Score 7.9 out of 10

Based on 8 reviews and ratings

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 28 reviews and ratings

Pros

Connects various switches via trunks for network accessibility to departments
Ability to do routing network packets
VLANS for departments have been created successfully
Servers, printer and PCs have been able to connect to the each other via the Cisco Switch

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Olumayowa Mosuro

Systems Admin

MultiChoiceBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees

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Stable and reliable stacking solution that allows us to connect our servers with bonded NICs and maintain 100% networking uptime.
Layer-3 services like inter-VLAN routing allow us to provide vast and efficient connectivity between different services while keeping perimeter security intact.
Netflow support. Very lightweight and complete flow generation that provides invaluable information about the data center traffic.

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Site Reliability Engineering Director

GoContactTelecommunications, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Web interface. A fully functional web interface with all configuration capabilities would help for admins with less experience.
They need built in monitoring that gives real statistics and other data.

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Director - IT Security

Build-A-Bear WorkshopRetail, 5001-10,000 employees

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Price. There are competitors that provide similar service levels at the most reasonable prices.
The innovation of emerging technology in areas of network management and integration.
Model numbers can be confusing when wanting to find exactly what you need.
Cisco IOS feature sets are even more confusing than the model numbers
Be ware of IOS bug(s) that could affect your infrastructure. But every vendor will have them

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Network Analyst

Abbotsford Police DepartmentGovernment Administration, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series Switches 2.1

Based on 2 answers

We are extremely happy with the Cisco Catalyst series and don't have any reason to switch. As long as we continue to get great use and service out of the products we'll continue to use them for the foreseeable future.

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Network Engineer II

Hall County SchoolsEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Catalyst switches are the primary devices we use to deliver networking services to our employees and allow the citizens to access county services.

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network analyst

Pinellas County GovernmentGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series Switches 9.0

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Cisco by and far does a great job with the Catalyst line. From a layer 2 dumb switch all the way up to ISP carrier grade switching within the Catalyst portfolio. The best part about it is command parity among the various tiers of product. The only differences are going to lie in what features are available per switch.

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Network Engineer II

Hall County SchoolsEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches 8.1

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Based on my previous experience with other vendors, Cisco is worlds apart. I can manage every feature I need with great flexibility.Other vendors that only provide web UI, limited functionality exists.The other benefit is that since Cisco has been a strong player for so long, their training is being done in some high schools now expanding the knowledge to more of the workforce.

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Network Analyst

Abbotsford Police DepartmentGovernment Administration, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series Switches 8.4

Based on 3 answers

Most of the time, the TAC is totally on their game. Occasionally, we run into a support person that either wants to hold on to the ticket, or seems to be disinterested. Language can sometimes be a barrier.

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Director - IT Security

Build-A-Bear WorkshopRetail, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches 8.2

Based on 1 answer

TAC is awesome but we have had a few techs that were unaware of what a specific product was.

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network analyst

Pinellas County GovernmentGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

In the past, I had several opportunities to test a lot of network devices from a slightly lower tier and several from the same price range as the 3560-CX. Let's immediately note that compared to cheaper switches, these are several classes higher in terms of stability and capability. As far as a similar price range is concerned, the competing solutions also have comparable stability, but I noticed that Cisco devices give much more configuration possibilities and better features.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Paper & Forest Products Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cisco Switches stacks up because it is easy to deploy, configure and manage. It is stable and booting is quite fast. Cisco provides a set of up to eight stacking capable switches. Cisco Catalyst switches are the best network device that we can use in our company. The support with Cisco TAC team is the best.

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Leszek Ludziejewski

Head of Network Infrastructure

ENEA Centrum sp. z o.o.Oil & Energy, 5001-10,000 employees

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Return on Investment

Expansion has been made in our organization. We recently use a 24 port switch but as the company grew, we required a more robust switch
Core switches are able to do MPLS to reach other locations
Most switches are now 48 port and support fiber ports not only Gigabit ports

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Olumayowa Mosuro

Systems Admin

MultiChoiceBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees

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Good support means less downtime when required.
Widely used, easy to research issue means quicker turnaround when there is a problem.
Can be confusing for less experienced admin with no previous exposure means harder to train, which costs us more time.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Marketing and Advertising Company, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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